Scientists discover oldest form of writing in mysterious Stone Age engravings

The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.

Patterns on mammoth tusks help to retell history of writing

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, ...

Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years

“The artifacts date back to tens of thousands of years before the first writing systems, to the time when Homo sapiens left Africa, settled in Europe, and encountered Neanderthal,” explained Ewa ...
Hyperallergic

A History of Writing, from Hieroglyphs to Squiggles

Schoolchild’s homework in Greek on a wax tablet, Egypt, 2nd century AD (copyright the British Library) LONDON — A 2,000-year-old wax tablet bears inscriptions of the Greek homework of an Egyptian ...

Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

First evidence of writing found in a German cave

The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.
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What is the oldest language? Endangered and extinct languages, explained.

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication, allowing ...